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The Solar Impulse HB-SIA prototype, a uniquely solar-powered aircraft, has entered a new test phase, which should see the aircraft taking its first night flights this summer. The carbon fiber aircraft has been built with the intent to ultimately fly around the world, day and night, without fuel other than energy acquired from the sun. […]

The FAA announced Friday that it will, on a case-by-case basis, consider the special issuance of a medical certificate to pilots using medication for depression and will offer forgiveness for some previously undisclosed conditions. The change will take effect April 5, and applies to pilots using Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, or Lexapro. Special issuance medical certification […]

There was little ill effect when a Qantas A380 with 244 aboard blew two tires on landing at Sydney, Wednesday night — except for that felt by passengers watching live on the aircraft’s entertainment system. The aircraft is equipped with a tail-mounted camera and a live video feed of the landing was displayed on screens […]

Cirrus has sought “voluntary dismissal” of a lawsuit it filed in March against L-3 Communications for allegedly spreading rumors about Cirrus’ financial stability, but has reserved the right to refile. L-3 had not yet filed a response to the suit. The suit had sought unspecified damages from L-3 and alleged the company was telling suppliers […]

Even though everyone had survived, for Peter Burkill, captain of the British Airways Boeing 777 that in 2008 crashed short of the runway at Heathrow, the drama was in many ways just beginning. The crash was, in Burkill’s words, “unprecedented” as was, for Burkill, the personal impact it had on his life. The airliner had […]

Organizers of the Centennial of Women Pilots, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first pilot certificate awarded to a woman, set a record this month by introducing 310 girls and women around the world, ages 2 to 70, to their first flight in a general aviation aircraft. The flights took place in eight countries on […]

At a contentious hearing on Tuesday, an Oregon judge said he will decide on Friday who can take over the bankrupt Epic Aircraft company. After five hours of testimony, “there was a sense that any of the three contestants could still walk away with Epic’s remains, either alone or in some combination,” according to a […]

The NTSB is sending an investigator to San Francisco to figure out how a United Boeing 777 and an Cessna 182 came within 300 feet vertically and 1,500 feet laterally of one another over the city on Saturday. An earlier NTSB news release said the light aircraft was an Aeronca Chief and that it came […]

Bombardier has reached a $3.9 billion deal with China Development Bank Corporation’s (CDBC) leasing department that could give it an important edge in selling aircraft in China. The bank has agreed to make the money available to airlines interested in buying aircraft from Bombardier. Although the financing will be available to overseas carriers, the funding […]

Boeing insists the first 787 Dreamliner will be delivered to launch customer All Nippon Airways by the end of this year even though it hasn’t started certification flight testing yet. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Jim Albaugh, head of Boeing’s commercial airplane unit, said snags in pre-certification flight testing, one of which […]